Cuban boxers continued to roll toward a...

CUBANS DOMINATE.

May 11, 1986|Larry McCarthy

CUBANS DOMINATE. Cuban boxers continued to roll toward a potentially rich gold medal harvest at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nev., and the United States sustained its third consecutive 3-2 loss. Juan Torres, 106, and Angel Espinosa, 156, each won second-round bouts on the 12-match card to boost Cuba's record to 9-0. Torres defeated Philippe Desavoye of France, 5-0, and Espinosa stopped Faouzi Hattab of France at 26 seconds of the second round. The American who lost was Brian Lonon of the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, who was outpointed by Hamilton Jose Rodrigues of Brazil. The United States has a 2-4 record.